Press Release

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Fourth Committee

10^th Meeting (PM)

FOURTH COMMITTEE BEGINS DEBATE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE;

MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS, OUTER SPACE LAW AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Third Committee

17^th Meeting (AM)

CUSTOMARY PRACTICES AFFECTING WOMEN’S HEALTH LINKED TO POVERTY, THIRD

COMMITTEE TOLD AS IT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON WOMEN’S ISSUES

Women under Taliban Regime Banned

From Working, Attending School, among Other Things

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Second Committee

13^th Meeting (AM)

IMPACT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HIGHLIGHTED,

AS UNCTAD SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSES SECOND COMMITTEE

Also, Executive Secretary for Climate Change Convention

Secretariat Tells Committee Parties Will Meet in Marrakech 29 October

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

First Committee

12^th Meeting (AM)

UN CONFERENCE BY 2006 ON ELIMINATING NUCLEAR DANGERS CALLED FOR,

AS FIRST COMMITTEE HEARS INTRODUCTION OF SEVEN DRAFT TEXTS

Others Concern Test-Ban Treaty,

Nuclear Waste Disposal, Fissile Material Ban, Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones

Fifty-sixth General Assembly                                  GA/AB/3467

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

30^th Meeting (PM)

NUCLEAR POWER ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS, IAEA DIRECTOR INFORMS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Following Introduction of Agency's Annual Report,

Most Speakers Express Support for Non-Proliferation, Additional NPT Protocols

Fifty-sixth General Assembly

Plenary

29^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS TOLD ‘CULTURE OF PEACE’ NEEDS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,

IN AFTERMATH OF 11 SEPTEMBER TERRORIST ATTACKS

Secretary-General Invited to Enlist Peace University;

New Members Are Elected to UNEP Council, Committee for Programme and Coordination

AT OPENING OF INTER-CONGOLESE DIALOGUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

PROSPECTS FOR RECONCILIATION NEVER SO GOOD

(Originally delivered in French.)

Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the opening of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue, Addis Ababa, 15 October:

It is with great pleasure that I send to you my warmest greetings on the occasion of the opening of this Inter-Congolese Dialogue.

TWO ADDITIONAL ENTRY POINTS AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT

OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA

(Reissued as received.)

SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONCERNING AFGHANISTAN

IDENTIFIES A BANK RELATED TO THE TALIBAN

(Reissued as received.)

In accordance with paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1267 (1999), the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Afghanistan has approved the following entity to be added to the consolidated list of 8 March 2001 (AFG/131-SC/7028).

Entities:

Export Promotion Bank of Afghanistan